MUP - International Planning - Checksheet

MUP: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [18 CREDITS]

Students must complete or waive the following courses:

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
CORE-GP.1011	Statistical Methods	None	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
CORE-GP.1018	Microeconomics	None	Fall, Spring	3
CORE-GP.1020	Management and Leadership	None	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
CORE-GP.1021	Financial Management	None	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
URPL-GP.1603	Urban Planning: Methods and Practice	Co-Requisite: CORE-GP.1011	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2660	History and Theory of Planning	None	Fall	3

II. SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS [9 credits]

Students must complete the following courses:

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2201	Institutions, Governance, and International Development	None	Fall, January, Spring	3
URPL-GP.2608	Urban Economics	CORE-GP.1018; Pre-or co-requisite: CORE-GP.1011	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2665	Decentralized Development Planning and Policy Reform in Developing Countries	CORE-GP.1022, URPL-GP.2660, or MSPP-GP.1022; and PADM-GP.2201 (or permission from instructor)	Spring	3

III. CAPSTONE [3 credits]

To be eligible for Capstone, all students must have: earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, declared a specialization, fulfilled the Professional Experience Requirement, and completed the course prerequisite listed for their choice of Capstone (see below).

Students must complete ONE of the two following pairs:

✔	Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	credits
	CAP-GP 3226 (Fall) AND CAP-GP 3227 (Spring)	Capstone: Advanced Projects in International Policy and Management I & II	CORE-GP 1011, CORE-GP 1018; AND CORE-GP 1020 OR CORE-GP 1021; AND PADM-GP 2201; AND URPL-GP: 1603, 2608, 2660, 2665	1.5 credits (Fall) AND 1.5 credits (Spring)
	CAP-GP 3148 (Fall) AND CAP-GP 3149 (Spring)	Capstone: Advanced Research Projects in Quantitative Analysis I & II	CORE-GP 1011, 1018; AND PADM-GP 2902, 2201; AND URPL-GP 2608; AND Two from remaining URPL-GP Core: 1603, 2660, or 2665 AND Co-reqs: PADM-GP 2171, can be taken concurrently, but no later than the fall of your Capstone year	1.5 credits (Fall) AND 1.5 credits (Spring)

IV. ELECTIVES [15 credits]

Focus Areas

Focus Areas are optional groupings of courses to help you choose your electives. You can go deeper in your degree program and develop more advanced skills by choosing electives within the urban planning focus areas. To pursue depth in a focus area we suggest completing 9 credits. To pursue breadth, you may also choose electives across focus areas.

Environmental Planning

Whether it is air pollution, deforestation or climate change, as urban regions grow, they continue to have dramatic effects on the global environment. The world's cities will also be dramatically impacted by the very changes that they induce, and these effects will be most felt by already vulnerable populations. It is imperative to the survival of humans society on earth that we understand how to plan cities and regions with the natural environment in mind. What can you do? This focus area will prepare you to make meaningful contributions to the world's most pressing environmental challenges through urban planning and policy.

URPL-GP.2624, Climate Adaptation Planning and URPL-GP.2625, Environmental Infrastructure are key courses in this area (recommended to build expertise).

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
URPL-GP.2415	Public Policy and Planning in New York	None	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2472	Climate Economics	CORE-GP 1018 and co-requisite: CORE-GP 1011; or instructor permission	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2612	Smart, Sustainable Planning in Amsterdam		Spring	3
URPL-GP.2625	Environmental Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1020, and co-requisite of one of the following courses: CORE-GP.1022, URPL-GP.1603, URPL-GP.2608, URPL-GP.2618, URPL-GP.2631, or URPL-GP.2660.	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2645	Planning for Emergencies and Disasters	None	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2666	Water Sourcing and Climate Change		Spring	3
URPL-GP.2680	Urban Design	URPL-GP 1620	Spring	3

Global Perspective

The majority of the world’s population now lives in urban areas though rapidly increasing rates of urbanization are most expected in countries and regions of the world least able to prepare for—much less manage—this growth in the face of climate change, changing geopolitical dynamics and limited resources. This focus area includes courses that cover the institutional, political and economic challenges of planning in least-developed countries and also topics such as international aid effectiveness, local government finance, water management, project appraisal, and more.

PADM-GP.2214, Constructing National Development Strategies and PADM-GP.2245, Financing Local Government in Developing Countries are key courses in this area (recommended to build expertise).

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2165	Policy Implementation: How Plans, Policies and Projects are Put into Action in the Government	CORE-GP 1020 and CORE-GP 1022 or URPL-GP 2660	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2202	Politics of International Development	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1022 or URPL.GP 2660, and PADM-GP.2201	Fall, Spring	3
PADM-GP.2203	Economics of International Development	CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018	Fall, Spring	3
PADM-GP.2211	Program Development and Management for International Organizations	PADM-GP.2201	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2213	Immigration Politics and Policy -- Past and Present	None	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2214	Constructing National Development Strategies	None	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2245	Financing Local Government in Developing Countries	CORE-GP.1018, PADM-GP.2201	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2612	Smart, Sustainable Planning in Amsterdam		Spring	3
URPL-GP.2645	Planning for Emergencies and Disasters	None	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2652	Urban Infrastructure Project Planning	CORE-GP 1018 and CORE-GP 1021.	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2666	Water Sourcing and Climate Change		Spring	3

Housing & Economic Development

Learn to plan and build thriving, socially- and economically-diverse communities. The courses in this focus area cover the key elements of a healthy community ecosystem: from the economic theories behind real estate markets to the social theories underlying the importance of community organizations. The focus area also builds practical skills, including how to analyze current planning and policy issues and create new ones.

PADM-GP.2416, Segregation and Public Policy; URPL-GP.4636/38, Housing Policy I and II; URPL-GP.2639, Real Estate Finance; and URPL-GP. 2452, Public-Private Partnerships are key courses in this area (recommended to build expertise).

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2106	Community Organizing	None	Fall, January, Spring, Summer	3
PADM-GP.2184	Community Based Participatory Action Research	CORE-GP 1020 and CORE-GP 1022	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2415	Public Policy and Planning in New York	None	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2416	Racial Inequality in America: What Do We Do Now?	CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1022, URPL-GP.2660, or MSPP-GP.1022 concurrently	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2445	Poverty, Inequality, and Policy	None	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2452	Public-Private Partnerships, Public Spaces, Politics, & the Press	CORE-GP.1011; PADM-GP.2140 or URPL-GP.2608, or permission from the instructor.	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2620	Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in American Cities		Spring	3
URPL-GP.2635	Community Equity and Wealth Building		Fall	3
URPL-GP.2639	Real Estate Finance	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1021	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2670	Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City Seminar	None	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2680	Urban Design	URPL-GP 1620	Spring	3
URPL-GP.4622	Wealth and Inequality		Spring	1.5
URPL-GP.4632	Planning Healthy Neighborhoods		Spring	1.5
URPL-GP.4634	Equitable Community Engagement	URPL-GP 2660 or CORE-GP 1022	Spring	1.5
URPL-GP.4636	Housing Policy I	CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018, and CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660	Spring	1.5
URPL-GP.4638	Housing Policy II	CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660 and URPL-GP.4636	Spring	1.5

Transportation & Infrastructure

As the first point of contact in almost every citizen’s journey to an opportunity—be it healthcare, employment, or education—transportation sits at the heart of all major city planning decisions. This focus area emphasizes not only mobility—how quickly and efficiently transportation systems (streets, expressways, subways, buses, bike lanes, parking, ride-hailing) could move people or goods around, but also accessibility—namely the spatial distribution of all opportunities available. It will prepare you to be a new generation of transportation planners—technically savvy, policy sensitive, and socially responsible.

URPL-GP.2631, Transportation, Land Use, and Urban Form; and URPL-GP.2641, Urban Transportation Planning are key courses in this area (recommended to build expertise).

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2144	Debt Financing and Management for Public Organizations	CORE-GP.1021	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2149	Cost-Benefit Analysis	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2415	Public Policy and Planning in New York	None	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2612	Smart, Sustainable Planning in Amsterdam		Spring	3
URPL-GP.2631	Transportation, Land Use, and Urban Form	None.	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2641	Urban Transportation Planning		Spring	3
URPL-GP.2652	Urban Infrastructure Project Planning	CORE-GP 1018 and CORE-GP 1021.	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2680	Urban Design	URPL-GP 1620	Spring	3
URPL-GP.4666	Topics in Urban Studies: Infrastructure in Action-Exploring NYC's Libraries, Streets, & Parks		Fall, Spring	1.5

Urban Analytics

Cities are becoming smarter: they’re using data to optimize services, infrastructure operation, and urban planning. Government agencies, nonprofits, consulting firms, and startups all recognize the importance of leveraging data to create effective public policy and urban plans but grapple with how to analyze large, complex datasets and apply the findings in urban planning environments. This focus area includes courses to help you understand data-driven approaches to tackle today’s most pressing urban challenges.

PADM-GP.2505, Big Data Analytics; URPL-GP.2618, GIS and Analysis; and URPL-GP.4650, Advanced GIS: Interactive Web Mapping are key courses in this area (recommended to build expertise).

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2505	Advanced Data Analytics and Evidence Building	PADM-GP.2902; PADM-GP.4506 recommended	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2618	Geographic Information Systems	None	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2902	Multiple Regression and Introduction to Econometrics	CORE-GP.1011	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
PADM-GP.4119	Data Visualization and Storytelling	CORE-GP.1011	Fall, Spring, Summer	1.5
PADM-GP.4147	Large Scale Data Analysis with Machine Learning I	CORE-GP.1011	Spring	1.5
PADM-GP.4148	Large Scale Data Analysis with Machine Learning II	PADM-GP.4147	Spring	1.5
PADM-GP.4504	Introduction to Database Design, Management, and Security	CORE-GP.1011	Spring	1.5
PADM-GP.4505	R Coding for Public Policy	CORE-GP 1011	Fall, Spring	1.5
PADM-GP.4506	Python Coding for Public Policy		Fall, Spring	1.5
URPL-GP.4650	Advanced GIS: Interactive Web Mapping and Spatial Data Visualization		Spring	1.5

School-wide Focus Areas

In addition to the courses in the urban planning-related elective focus areas above, to gain a breadth of knowledge and skills you may also wish to choose electives from across course offerings, including from the school-wide focus areas. Relevant school-wide focus areas for you to consider as a Urban Planning student include, Communication Skills; Health Policy and Management; Inequality, Race, and Poverty; Program Evaluation; and more.

TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 45

Last Updated: October 2020

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